EP 1075629 A1 20010214 - THERMOHYDRAULIC SUN-TRACKING DEVICE
Title (en)
THERMOHYDRAULIC SUN-TRACKING DEVICE
Title (de)
THERMOHYDRAULISCHE SONNENNACHFÜHREINRICHTUNG
Title (fr)
DISPOSITIF THERMOHYDRAULIQUE DE POURSUITE DU SOLEIL
Publication
Application
Priority
- DE 19819337 A 19980430
- EP 9902793 W 19990426
Abstract (en)
[origin: WO9957493A1] The invention relates to a thermohydraulic sun-tracking device for an element for capturing solar energy (1). Said element can pivot about at least one axis of rotation (5). The sun-tracking device has two absorber units (7a, 7b) which face each other in relation to the axis of rotation, which are fluidly connected to each other and which contain a common working fluid; and a light control unit which reflects and/or shuts out light. Said light control unit pivots with the element for capturing solar energy in order to produce a righting moment in the event of a positioning error by irradiating the absorber units asymmetrically. According to the invention, the light control unit has a precision adjustment reflector element (8a, 8b) and/or a return reflector element (10a, 10b) for at least one absorber unit (7a, 7b). These are arranged in such a way that a very high level of tracking accuracy can be obtained with the precision adjustment reflector element (8a, 8b) and the return reflector element (10a, 10b) enables a movement back eastwards or a movement westwards over angles of error of more than 90 DEG . The invention also relates to the use of this method e.g., for low maintenance solar collector tracking without using external energy or controls.
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
F24S 50/20 (2018.01); G01S 3/786 (2006.01); H01L 31/054 (2014.01)
CPC (source: EP)
F24S 50/20 (2018.04); G01S 3/7861 (2013.01); H01L 31/0547 (2014.12); Y02E 10/47 (2013.01); Y02E 10/52 (2013.01)
Citation (search report)
See references of WO 9957493A1
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AT BE CH DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU NL PT SE
DOCDB simple family (publication)
WO 9957493 A1 19991111; AT E211535 T1 20020115; AU 3928599 A 19991123; DE 19819337 A1 19991118; DE 59900724 D1 20020228; DK 1075629 T3 20020422; EP 1075629 A1 20010214; EP 1075629 B1 20020102; ES 2171082 T3 20020816; PT 1075629 E 20020628
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 9902793 W 19990426; AT 99922126 T 19990426; AU 3928599 A 19990426; DE 19819337 A 19980430; DE 59900724 T 19990426; DK 99922126 T 19990426; EP 99922126 A 19990426; ES 99922126 T 19990426; PT 99922126 T 19990426